Rachel's Vineyard
A retreat for Post-Abortion Healing & Reconciliation
February 1-3, 2008
Beginning Friday, 6:00 p.m.
Concluding Sunday 5:00 p.m.
Spiritan Center
6230 Brush Run Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Cost: $150.00
(Financial aid & adjustments available)
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you’ says the Lord, ‘plans for your welfare, not for woe – plans to give you a future full of hope.“~ Jeremiah 29:11
Who should attend a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat?
This retreat is open to any woman or man who is struggling with the emotional and spiritual pain of abortion. Married couples, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and siblings of aborted children as well as persons who have been involved in the abortion industry come to Rachel’s Vineyard in search of peace and inner healing.
Why would I need to attend the Retreat?
Since abortion is usually a carefully guarded secret, many people fail to allow themselves to process their experience. Feelings are usually buried away and can eventually cause other problems.
What can I expect from the Retreat weekend?
A Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat is a chance to get away from daily pressures and to look at the painful past through a supportive and nurturing process. The time away provides an opportunity to enter the grieving process and identify all the ways abortion may have affected you. Pain and suffering are then transformed through a spiritual process using rituals, meditations, a memorial service and Mass of Resurrection. Sorrow, remorse and anger ultimately give way to peace and acceptance.
For comments from people who have attended Rachel’s Vineyard retreats, visit www.rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/comments.htm
Features of the Retreat Weekend:
- Single occupancy room
Married Couples are encouraged to attend the retreat together and can generally share a room. - All meals provided
If you have any dietary restrictions, please be sure to mention this during your registration phone call. - Time for reflection and prayer
The retreat weekend is designed to give you an array of opportunities for reflection, prayer, reconciliation and dialogue. Though the weekend takes a Catholic Christian perspective, persons of all faith backgrounds are welcome. - Safe and nurturing environment
The goal of the weekend is to provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment for a journey toward healing. - Mass & Memorial Service
You will have an opportunity to invite close family and/or friends to the service.
Rachael’s Vineyard was developed by Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D. along with Barbara Cullen. Rachel’s Vineyard in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is an extension of the Project Rachel Ministry.
Sponsored by: The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Catholic Charities, 412-456-6999, and Project Rachel, 412-456-3161
“Do not be afraid I am with you. I have called you by name and you are mine.When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you. For I am the Lord your God who saves because you are precious is my eyes and because I love you.”~ Isaiah 43